74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 1669
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2475
                   Ordered by the House May 2
             Including House Amendments dated May 2
 
Sponsored by Representative SCHAUFLER
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
    { - Provides that Electrical and Elevator Board has exclusive
authority over - }   { + Allows Department of Consumer and
Business Services, in consultation with Electrical and Elevator
Board, to adopt rules regulating + } use of written request by
licensed supervising electrician as authority to energize
electrical installation.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to electrical installations; amending ORS 479.570.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 479.570 is amended to read:
  479.570. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this
section, a person who sells electricity   { - shall - }  { +
may + } not energize an electrical installation unless the
installation is first approved by an inspector authorized to
perform inspections under ORS 479.510 to 479.945.
  (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
  (a) An installation for which a written request to energize has
been made by a licensed supervising electrician qualified
pursuant to ORS 479.630 (2) and to which the appropriate
electrical permit has been attached;
  (b) A temporary installation of less than 480 volts made to
provide service to a construction site or irrigation pump if the
installation is properly grounded and the appropriate electrical
permit is attached thereto;
  (c) An installation within a plant or system of a person who
sells electricity. As used in this paragraph, 'person who sells
electricity' does not include small power production facilities
as defined in ORS 758.500 (1981 Replacement Part); or
  (d) A minor electrical installation for which a valid
installation label has been issued.
  (3) Electrical installations energized without inspection
pursuant to subsection (2)(a) and (b) of this section must
receive final inspection as required by ORS 479.510 to 479.945.
   { +  (4) Notwithstanding ORS 756.040, 756.060 and 757.035, the
Department of Consumer and Business Services, in consultation
with the Electrical and Elevator Board, may adopt rules
regulating the use of a written request by a licensed supervising
electrician as described in subsection (2)(a) of this section as
adequate authority for a person who sells electricity to energize
an electrical installation. + }
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